Oregon reports 29 more COVID-19 related deaths over 4 days, 1 from Deschutes County; 3,400 new cases

(Update: Adding details of newly reported deaths0

St. Charles Bend hospitalizations drop to lowest level in 2 months

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There were 29 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon over the four-day Presidents Day weekend, one from Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,485, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.

OHA reported 3,400 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, bringing the state total to 689,325. The 3,400 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 include those from Friday through Sunday, Feb. 18-21.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 597, which is 40 fewer than Monday. There are 109 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is six fewer than Monday.

There are 84 available adult ICU beds out of 673 total (12% availability) and 341 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,306 (8% availability).

2/22/2022 Available Beds (and Percentage of Staffed Beds Available)
	Statewide	Region 1	Region 2	Region 3	Region 5	Region 6	Region 7	Region 9
Adult ICU beds available	84(12%)	45(13%)	5(5%)	15(16%)	6(10%)	1(10%)	9(20%)	3(12%)
Adult non-ICU beds available	341(8%)	83(4%)	15(2%)	47(8%)	43(10%)	11(22%)	84(21%)	58(47%)

Statewide regions are as follows:

Region 1: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook and Washington counties

Region 2: Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties

Region 3: Coos, Curry, Douglas and Lane counties

Region 5: Jackson and Josephine counties

Region 6: Hood River, Gilliam, Sherman and Wasco counties

Region 7: Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake and Wheeler counties

Region 9: Baker, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa counties

St. Charles Bend reported 31 COVID-19-positive patients as of early Tuesday, four of whom were in the ICU. That's the lowest patient level since late December, the hospital said. Two of the four ICU patients were not fully vaccinated, while 21 of the 31 COVID patients were not fully vaccinated.

The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between report times. The numbers do not reflect admissions per day, nor the length of hospital stay. Staffing limitations are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.

Note: Please do not visit an emergency department for COVID-19 testing unless you require emergency care for your symptoms.

Emergency departments in Oregon are under significant strain. You can find a test here. If you have a medical condition that doesn’t require emergency care, contact your provider. An urgent care center may also help you get the care you need and will save emergency departments from added strain.

More information about hospital capacity can be found here.

Vaccinations in Oregon

OHA reported Tuesday that 4,335 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Monday. Of that total, 392 were initial doses, 575 were second doses and 1,175 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 2,082 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Monday.

The seven-day running average is now 4,628 doses per day.

Oregon has now administered 4,130,377 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 230,622 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,703,421 doses of Moderna and 267,998 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

As of Tuesday, 3,153,345 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 2,857,866 people have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series.

These data are preliminary and subject to change.

Updated vaccination data are provided on Oregon’s COVID-19 data dashboards and have been updated Tuesday.

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday are in the following counties: Baker (15), Benton (89), Clackamas (287), Clatsop (27), Columbia (44), Coos (64), Crook (23), Curry (22), Deschutes (202), Douglas (110), Harney (11), Hood River (21), Jackson (283), Jefferson (7), Josephine (99), Klamath (58), Lake (10), Lane (360), Lincoln (37), Linn (177), Malheur (8), Marion (218), Morrow (3), Multnomah (513), Polk (73), Sherman (1), Tillamook (16), Umatilla (54), Union (12), Wallowa (8), Wasco (17), Washington (420) and Yamhill (111).

Oregon reports 1,379 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Friday, Feb.18.

Oregon reports 794 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Feb. 19.

Oregon reports 494 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Feb. 20.

Oregon reports 733 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Monday, Feb. 21.

Oregon’s 6,457th COVID-19-related death is 67-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 4 and died Jan. 12 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,458th COVID-19-related death is 89-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 7 and died Jan. 12 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,459th COVID-19-related death is 85-year-old woman from Deschutes County who died Jan. 16 at her residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,460th COVID-19-related death is 67-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 15 at Oregon Health and Science University Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,461st COVID-19-related death is 83-year-old woman from Lincoln County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 15 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,462nd COVID-19-related death is 68-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Nov. 27, 2021 and died Jan. 10 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,463rd COVID-19-related death is 78-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Jan. 13 at Providence Portland Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,464th COVID-19-related death is 83-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive Jan. 11 and died Jan. 14 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,465th COVID-19-related death is 58-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 4 and died Jan. 10 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,466th COVID-19-related death is 82-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive July 12, 2021 and died Jan. 19 at his residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,467th COVID-19-related death is 70-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 7 and died Jan. 14 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,468th COVID-19-related death is 78-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 8 and died Jan. 13 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,469th COVID-19-related death is 73-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 21, 2021 and died Jan. 11 at Providence Newberg Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,470th^h COVID-19-related death is 66-year-old man from Multnomah County who died Jan. 12 at Oregon Health and Science University Hospital. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,471st COVID-19-related death is 81-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Dec. 29, 2021 and died Jan. 17 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,472nd COVID-19-related death is 70-year-old man from Benton County who tested positive Dec. 23, 2021 and died Jan. 17 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,473rd COVID-19-related death is 95-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 3 and died Jan. 18 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,474th COVID-19-related death is 85-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 11 and died Jan. 19 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,475th COVID-19-related death is 88-year-old woman from Lincoln County who tested positive Jan. 5 and died Jan. 15 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,476th COVID-19-related death is 78-year-old woman from Lincoln County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 13 at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,477th COVID-19-related death is 72-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Sept. 24, 2021 and died Feb. 11 at his residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,478th COVID-19-related death is 80-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 17 and died Jan. 18 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,479th COVID-19-related death is 80-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Feb. 4 and died Feb. 18 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,480th COVID-19-related death is 63-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 30 and died Feb. 20 at Providence Medford Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,481st COVID-19-related death is 64-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 26 and died Feb. 19 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,482nd COVID-19-related death is 74-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Feb. 17 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,483rd COVID-19-related death is 66-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive Feb. 7 and died Feb. 20 at Mercy Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,484th COVID-19-related death is 74-year-old woman from Yamhill County who tested positive Feb. 13 and died Feb. 20 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,485th COVID-19-related death is 71-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Jan. 30 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations  

To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit OHA's web page (English or Spanish), which has a breakdown of distribution and other information.